5 British Masters - Short Stories

Author: Oscar WildeHector Hugh Munro/D H LawrenceArtiste/Contributor(: Joseph Conard / Charles DickensPublisher: JaicoYear: 2006Language: EnglishPages: 283ISBN/UPC (if available): 8179922197 DescriptionThis book is a compilation of classic short stories by five great British writers – Oscar Wilde, Hector Hugh Munro, D H Lawrence, Joseph Conrad and Charles Dickens. Though not necessarily representative of the authors’ complete works, the stories have been carefully chosen to showcase their versatility and skill as storytellers. The collection covers an extraordinary range of themes, styles and settings, allowing the reader to get a glimpse of another world gone by. Yet, these stories seem timeless, and the characters in them show the same foibles, fears and hopes as people in the brave new world of the 21st century.ContentsOSCAR WILDEThe Model MillionaireThe Happy PrinceThe Nightingale and the RoseThe Selfish GiantThe Devoted FriendHECTOR HUGH MUNROThe Match-MakerThe Stampeding of Lady